National Register of Historic Places - New York (NY), New York County

New York County New York (Page 13) has 21 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance. Significant places include Westbeth, Whitney Museum of American Art, Women?s Liberation Center and Woolworth Building and West 147th--149th Streets Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the New York County places including Richard Meier, Cass Gilbert, Marcel Breuer, Squire Joseph Vickers, Squire J. Vickers, Beyer & Tivy, Michael J. Fitz Mahony, Harrison G. Wiseman, Robert W. Gibson and Robert Ridgeway. Prominent architectural styles found in New York Country are Renaissance, Romanesque and Beaux Arts.

West 147th--149th Streets Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000407)

Roughly bounded by Eighth Ave., W. 149th St., Seventh Ave., and W. 147th Ave. , New York

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

multiple

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Road-Related, School

Current Function:

Domestic, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Garden, Multiple Dwelling

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West 28th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) (added 2005 - - #05000235)

Seventh Ave. bet. West 26th and West 29th Sts. , New York

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Vickers, Squire Joseph

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Art, Engineering, Community Planning And Development, Social History, Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Public Works, Rail-Related

Current Function:

Government, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Public Works, Rail-Related

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West 4th Street Subway Station (IND) (added 2005 - - #05000223)

Also known as West 4th Street Washington Square Subway Station (IND)

Under Sixth Ave. Bet W 3rd St. and Waverly Place , New York

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Vickers, Squire J., Ridgeway, Robert

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Social History, Transportation, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Government, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Public Works, Road-Related

Current Function:

Government, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Public Works, Road-Related

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West 67th Street Artists' Colony Historic District (added 1985 - - #85001522)

1--39 and 40--50 W. 67th St. , New York

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other, Gothic, Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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West 73rd-74th Street Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001752)

73rd, 74th Sts. and Columbus Ave. , New York

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

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West 76th Street Historic District (added 1980 - - #80002728)

W. 76th St. , New York

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Beaux Arts, Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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West End Collegiate Church and Collegiate School (added 1980 - - #80002729)

W. End Ave. and W. 77th St. , New York

Jim.henderson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gibson,Robert W.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church School, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Church School, Religious Structure

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West End Presbyterian Church and Parish House (added 2011 - - #11000969)

165 W. 105th St., New York

Jim.henderson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Communications

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

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West Harlem Historic District (added 2022 - - #100008341)

West 135th to West 153rd Sts. between Amsterdam Ave. and Riverside Dr., Manhattan

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Area of Significance:

Social History, Ethnic Heritage-Black, Architecture

West Side Unitarian Church--Congregation Ramath Orah (added 2015 - - #15000608)

New York, New York

WTMuploader, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

Serebreniik, Dr. Robert

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History, European

Period of Significance:

1900-1974 AD

West Street Building (added 2007 - - #06001303)

Also known as 90 West Street

90 West St. , New York

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gilbert, Cass

Architectural Style:

Skyscraper

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store

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Westbeth (added 2009 - - #09001085)

Also known as Bell Labs, Western Electric Company; Bell Telephone Laboratories;

55 Bethune St. , New York

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Meier, Richard

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Auditorium, Multiple Dwelling, Museum, Park

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Auditorium, Museum, Park, Single Dwelling

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Westchester House (added 1986 - - #86000450)

Also known as Pioneer Hotel

541--551 Broome St. , New York

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel

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Whitney Museum of American Art (added 1986 - - #86003824)

Also known as See also:Upper East Side Historic District

945--953 Madison Ave. , New York

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Breuer,Marcel

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Museum

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

Wilbraham, The (added 2018 - - #100002386)

284 5th Avenue, New York

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1888-1935 AD, 1888-1890 AD

Williams, R.C., Warehouse (added 2005 - - #05000086)

259-273 Tenth Ave. , New York

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gilber, Cass

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

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Women's National Republican Club (added 2013 - - #13000040)

3 W. 51st. St., Manhattan

Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Women?s Liberation Center (added 2021 - - #100006509)

243 West 20th St., New York

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Area of Significance:

Social History

Woolworth Building (added 1966 - - #66000554)

233 Broadway , New York

Jacek Halicki, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gilbert,Cass

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Professional

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Professional

More Information:

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Yiddish Art Theatre (added 1985 - - #85002427)

189 Second Ave. , New York

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wiseman,Harrison G.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Performing Arts

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Theater

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Theater

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Zion--St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church (added 1995 - - #95000335)

339--341 E. 84th St. , New York

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Beyer & Tivy, Fitz Mahony, Michael J.

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, European

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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